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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2025)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 539–COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
COMMITTEE ON REVENUE)
MARCH 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Revenue
SUMMARY—Requires the Governor’s Office of Workforce
Innovation to establish a career coaching program
for certain pupils in certain circumstances.
(BDR 18-418)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to workforce development; requiring, to the extent
that money is available, the Governor’s Office of
Workforce Innovation to establish and carry out a
program to place career coaches in middle schools and
junior high schools; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation in the 1
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. (NRS 232.965) Under 2
existing law, the Office is required, in part, to establish and administer programs for 3
pupils which support the development of the workforce in this State, including: (1) 4
a Career Pathways Demonstration Program; and (2) a program to provide paid and 5
unpaid work-based learning opportunities outside of school for pupils enrolled in 6
grades 7 to 12, inclusive. (NRS 232.985, 232.990) Section 1 of this bill requires, to 7
the extent that money is available, the Office to establish and carry out a program to 8
place career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools. Section 1 requires 9
that the program be designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior 10
high school with information and guidance, inside or outside the classroom, for the 11
exploration of career pathways and the development of knowledge, training and 12
skills required for career readiness. Section 1 further: (1) requires the Office to 13
collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities to establish and carry out this 14
program; and (2) authorizes the Office to apply for and accept gifts, donations, 15
grants or other sources of money and, within the limits of available money, to enter 16
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into contracts and award grants related to the program. Section 2 of this bill makes 17
certain definitions applicable to the provisions of section 1. 18
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. To the extent that money is available, the Governor’s 3
Office of Workforce Innovation shall establish and carry out a 4
program for the placement of career coaches in middle schools 5
and junior high schools. 6
2. The program established pursuant to subsection 1 must be 7
designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high 8
school with information and guidance, inside or outside the 9
classroom, for: 10
(a) The exploration of career pathways; and 11
(b) The development of knowledge, training and skills required 12
for career readiness, including, without limitation, financial 13
literacy, and the opportunities available for such development in 14
high school. 15
3. For the purpose of establishing and carrying out the 16
program set forth in subsection 1, the Office: 17
(a) Shall collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities, 18
including, without limitation, a state agency, school district or 19
other local governmental agency, chamber of commerce, 20
nonprofit organization, trade association and regional 21
development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009. 22
(b) May: 23
(1) Apply for and accept any gift, donation, grant or other 24
source of money; and 25
(2) Within the limits of available money, enter into 26
contracts with or award grants to persons or entities that have the 27
appropriate expertise to provide any services or resources 28
necessary to assist the Office in establishing or carrying out the 29
program. 30
Sec. 2. NRS 232.900 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
232.900 As used in NRS 232.900 to 232.990, inclusive, and 32
section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires: 33
1. “Department” means the Department of Employment, 34
Training and Rehabilitation. 35
2. “Director” means the Director of the Department. 36
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